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OverviewRecognized for its distinctive musical features and its connection to periods of social innovation and ferment, the genre of psychedelia has exerted long-term influence in many areas of cultural production, including music, visual art, graphic design, film, and literature. William Echard explores the historical development of psychedelic music and its various stylistic incarnations as a genre unique for its fusion of rock, soul, funk, folk, and electronic music. Through the theory of musical topics-highly conventional musical figures that signify broad cultural concepts-and musical meaning, Echard traces the stylistic evolution of psychedelia from its inception in the early 1960s, with the Beatles' Rubber Soul and Revolver and the Kinks and Pink Floyd, to the German experimental bands and psychedelic funk of the 1970s, with a special emphasis on Parliament/Funkadelic. He concludes with a look at the 1980s and early 1990s, touching on the free festival scene, rave culture, and neo-jam bands. Set against the cultural backdrop of these decades, Echard's study of psychedelia lays the groundwork and offers lessons for analyzing the topic of popular music in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William EchardPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9780253025661ISBN 10: 0253025664 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 22 May 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Delineating Psychedelia: Topic Theory and Popular Music Cultures 2. Developments Through 1966 3. The Later 1960s 4. The 1970s 5. The 1980s and On Epilogue: Conclusions and Prospects Appendix A: The Sample and Discography Appendix B: The San Francisco Poster Sample Appendix C: Some Notes on the Transcriptions List of References IndexReviewsEveryone truly interested in psychedelia or topic theory-or both-will find this book an invaluable addition to their libraries. * Notes * [a] wonderfully nuanced book...on the stylistic development of psychedelic music... -Walter Everett, author of The Foundations of Rock [a] wonderfully nuanced book...on the stylistic development of psychedelic music... Walter Everett, author of The Foundations of Rock</p> Author InformationWilliam Echard is Associate Professor of Music at Carleton University, Ottawa. He is author of Neil Young and the Poetics of Energy (IUP). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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